good morning. fear and heart ache. >> i need medical here asap. >> two students in colorado opened fire on their classmates killing one and injuring eight others. a school packed with students as young as 5. >> i'm just a bit, like, shaky. i'm scared. >> this morning the classmate whose heroic action may have saved others and what this student saw inside that classroom speaking out in a live interview. wildweather. overnight severe storms unleashing tornadoes, flooding rain, a large hail on the midwest and south. the threat far from over. the dangerous weather now heading east. in the d. a bombshell new report vealing

ten years of the president's taxes. ports he filed more than $1 billion in losses over the yea making him the single individual taxpayer who lost more money than nearly any other american for ars. how the white house is responding just ahead. all that, plus commuter the nationwide strike by uber nid lyft drivers that could impact your mor plans. kim's crusade. didim kardashian play a pivotal role of the release of seven inmates in months. nd royal reveal. babyussex expected to be revealed to the world today. weesday, may 8th, 2019.er >> ann: from nbc news, this is "day" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's nice toave you with us on a wednesday morning.

unfortunately it's happened again. >> it has. a scene that's become allaroo familin this country. small children running from their schools. de week to theay after the shooting in north carolina co >> tops our news. the investigation into another school shooting. this happened just outside of denver, colorado. the alleged gunmen, both students, and they'reoth in custody this morning. in a moment we'll talk to a girl who was at her desk in thatm classroohen a man walked in and started shooting. but first gadi schwartz is at the scene. good morning. reporter: good morning. classes have been canceled here at this school that houses kids anywhere from kindergarten all the way to their senior year. and we'reha also told tthis is the school where authorities ran in as soon as they heard shots ringing out. >> shooter in classroom 105. >> reporter: a normal school day taking a terrifying tur in an instant. shots ringing out in two

classrooms by two young gunmen. the bullets started flying late in the school day. officials putting the campus on the first police officers arriving within minutes. >> we did struggle with the suspects to take them into custody and they are in custody right now. >> reporter: inin all, n students were injured and taken to area hospitals where one later died. he may have attempted to tackle one of the shooters before police arrived. one mom says her daughter was in the classroom where it happened, but she's safe now. >> she called me and was hysterical and there had been a shooting. >> reporter: frantic parents desperate to find their kids. >> they heard the shootings and he ran out. and somebody had gotten hit in the shoulder. >> reporter: two male suspects. devon erickson and a minor who hasn't been identified taken into custody. >> both of the suspects we

believe are students of the stem school. >> reporter: tuesday's shooting only seven miles away from columbine where 20 years ago two heavily armed students entered that school killing 13 classmates. this time the response was different. >> we had numerous officers on scene within minutes. >> reporter: the denve nuggets honoring the victims before last night's game. their coach who lives in highlands ranch making an emotional plea. >> i'm not politician. i don't have the answers, but something must change. >>eporter: thismall community still in shock as tragedy again strikes too close to home. and this will be the first full day of what's set to be a lengthy investigation. arching the home of bot suspects as well as a car that was left here on scene. >> gadi schwartz, thank you so much this investigation moves forward, students who were inside those classrooms are coming to terms with all they've

seen. and this girl was at her desk when one of the shooters started firing. good morning to you. i can't even imagine what you saw, what you witnessed. how are you feeling this morning? how are you doing? >> it's been a rough couple of hours, but i know in time everybody will hopefully be okay. and i hope that i can help them start to be okay. >> nui, can you walk us through what happened yesterday?e >> wre all in our ninth period classes. mine was miss harper's british literature. and the shooter came in late. he walked to the other side of the classroom where we also had had another door and he opened the door. he walked back as if he was going to go bsk to thi seat. then he walked back to the door and he closed it. the next thing i know, he's

pulling a gun and he's telling nobody to move. and that's when kendrick lunged athim. and he shot kendrick giving all of us enough time to get underneath our desks to get ourselves safe and toun acro the room to escape. i want to thank brendan bailey, jackson gregory, and lucas o albertoni t some of the kids that were brave enough to bring him down so that all of us could escape and all of us could be reunited with our families. >> sounds like those boys were so heroic in a moment that they too, must have been terrified. >> they were very heroic. enough.thank them >> did you know the shooter before yesterday? >> i did. i knew him for four years. and he was very kind to me, but

i never thought that he would do something like this. >> did g heo to that class? he had that class with you? >> he had that class with me. >>ic n, i can't even imagine how you feel as a mom. you get a call like this, hear this report, race to the school. what was going through you mind? what has this experience been like for you? >> it's been so hard. but i did get to hold my babies last night. and they're home with me now. it was a nightmare. >> you have a son who's also a freshman at that school, as i understand it, nicki. nui, you said that it was important for youk to be bac on that campus this morning to talk to us. why is it so imptant forou to be back at that school?

>> because i don't want to give the shooters the satisfaction o being afraid of some place that was my second home for four years. i want to show them even though they did this terrible, terrible thing that we can all come together and that we can all ke it a happy place again. because that's what matters. >> nui and nicki, we appreciate you spending time with us this morning. i know it's early there. but your words are so important. we're really grateful to talk to yoe hope you'rokay. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. meanwhile, the outbreak of severe weather that we have been tracking all week fired up again overnight. those powerful storms are moving east no reports of tornadoes,lash flooding. all of that happening in the southwest. al is actually on the road this morning. he's at marine corps base

qutico in virginia. al, good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. we'll get to why we're here. but let'se talk about our sever weather going on. take a look at what's been going on in houston. a really dangerous situation. massive flooding is occurring there because we're seeing storms kind of park themselves over houston and it's causing flooding. high water rescues are going on right now. and this is going to be continuing especially in the houston area over the next several days. here's what we're looking at right now. we've got severe thunderstorm watches for a good portion of texas. we've also got flash flood watches and warnings stretching from texas into arkansas, parts of misi and nebraska. and kansas. 32 million people at risk today. for especially strong storms, potential for tornadoes, hail, damaging winds. tomorrow 10 million people at risk for the same ind of weather in the lower and mid-mississippi river valleys. we're looking at a lot of rain coming out of this system.es cially down through the lower mississippi river and back

into eastern texas. some areas, 6 inchesf rain or more over the same areas through friday. which is going to cause a lot of flooding. airport delays making its way all the way up into chicago over the next several days. guys, back to you. >> all right, al. thank you so much. mb> also this morning, a c lreshonalrnce ten years of h tax returns and said to reveal massive financial losses. >> this is a big one. for weeks the white house has been locked in a standoff with congress over the president's tax return treasury secretary steven mnuchin refusing democrats' requests to turn them over making mr.rump the first president since the watergate era to decline to make them public. re are new questions about the president's wealth dating back decades before his run for presidency.

this morning, a bombshell report in "the new york times" is casting doubt on the president's self-proclaimed wealth. the tax information from decadre befo he was a candate indicating the real estate mogul spent at least ten years in the red reporting business loss totaling over $1 billion from 1985 to 1994. according to "the times" year after year mr. trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any otheriv indidual american taxpayer. he was able to avoid paying income taxesor eight of the ten years. nbc news has not independently verifiedhe t taxes. >> i really go by instinct and my gut feel.

and it's worked out well for me. reporter: later casting himself as a reality tv star on "the ceapprenti >> you're fired. >> reporter: and boasting during his 2016 presidential run. >> i'm using my own money. i'm not using the lobbyists. i'm not using donors. i don't care. i'm really rich. >> reporter: as a candidate and now asresident mr. trump has consistent l th lly refused to his tax rurns. for its part, "the new york times" is revealing details about its sourcing saying it did not obtain the president'sax actual t returns but received the information contained in the returns fromomeone who had legals accesto it. "the times" adding i le match the information with publicly availabirs data on top earners. clearly this is touching a note with the president. he's tweeting about it. writing real estate developers

in the '80s and '90s were entitled to massive writeoffs which shows losses in almost all cases. the information put out is a fake news job. so he's on defense about this. >> well, acknowledging losses on ,the one hand apparently. but i guess taking issue with the amount of the losses. anyway, there's another escalation. the standoff between t white house and the democrats about the mueller report. >> it is about this remarkable standoff. overnight the justice department essentially threatening to ask the president to evoke executive privilege or block portions of the mueller report if the democratic committee moves forward to hold the attorney general incontempt. the chairman of that committee writing this kind of is dangerous. if barr is held in contempt, he would only be the second u.

attorney in history to have that happen. >> kristen welker, nice to have you here. th ek you. >>rk holder was the first woob right? >> he was the first, indee. thattle goes on. if you're planning on using uber or lyft to get around this morning, could be a long wait. drivers for the ride sharing ants are going on strike in some major cities across this country. joe fryer not far from where i sit. he's over my shoulder on the streets of manhattan. >> good morning to you. here in new york,he strike is expected to last two hours. other parts of the country, it could be several hours or more. drivers are trying end a message to uber as the company prepares to go public. across try count this morning, passeners who use rid sharing apps may find it uber-hard to get a lift. >> everybody needs uber. >> it's going to be ani ghtmare. >> reporter: groups representinr

ub and lyft drivers say they're going on strike today in several cities from coast to coast. in new york, it'll last two hours, in aanta 12hours, and los angeles and san diego some drivers might log off their apps for 24 hours. >> i just think that's bucrazy. they're trying to get that money. >> reporter: drivers want higher pay to make a bigger percentage of the fares charged to customers. >> uber is putting profit over peop. >> reporter: kevin regus says he has been driving with uber over years but his earnings have plunged while he continues to pay for his own gas, car maintenanc maintenance. the stre comes as uber prepares to start selling shares to the public later this week. it's being billed as one of the largest initial offerings in tech industry history valued at up to $91 billion. uber has not commented on today's strike but says, whether

it's more consistent earning,ng stro insurance protections were or fully funded four-year degrees for drivers or their families, we'll continue working to improve. drivers hourly earnings have increased over the last two years at lyft adding on average drivers nationwide earn ove $20 per hour. it's unclear how many of those drivers plan to strike today, but passengers are bracing for a potentially chaotic commute. so is it chaotic? right now we're in the window. i can see there are cars around the area saying there's about a two to three minute wait right now. a you want to try to gcar. so it appears some drivers are not going through the strike right now. of course, the impact could be different in different parts of the country and different times of the day. >> you're already here at work, joe, so come on in. you don't need an uber. >> reporter: i'm good. >> got to get the whole day going here.

thank you. we want to go back out to al.th he's on road at quantico and has the rest of our forecast. good morning. >> good morning, guys. let's show you wha rest of the country is looking at today. beautiful weather in the mid-atlantic states into the northeast and scatteredalhowers heavier rain down through florida. look for mountain snow. some areas in the upper elevations of thees roc could see uptowards of two feet of snow. the warmth continues inpahe fic northwest. gorgeous there. warmer in seattle than in los angeles today. that's what's going on around the country. 're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. cover almost anything. even rooftop parking strae forces at work? only if you're referring to gravity-and we covered it. talk to farmers.th we know a g or two because we've seen a thing or two.

♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-m-bum-bum ♪ good rning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. enjoy the sunshine while we have it. it's a beautiful morning outside. temperatures are mostly inhe low to mid-60s at this point. a northeast wind is on the way. includesing number of later on in the day. some sunshine here to get the day started. afternoon temperatures barely above 70 degrees or so. there's a 20% chance of a stray shower or two today. little higher chance for a rain drop tomorrow.n and t a thunderstorm likely late friday. >> and that is your latest weather. guys? >> we love that hat, al roker. we love it. we love it. >> and love you. >> thank you, sir. >> al, thank you.om g up here, kim kardashian's quest and apparently it's working.e her rol in helping release 17 p people fromson in the last 3 months. then prince harry and mhan

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first 4 traffic. >> good morning. alert here on eastbound bay bridge. we are still looking at a il five-me backup because of this crash. you are only getting by on the left side of the road. toll plaza had been shut down. it's now reopened. ner loop and outer loop of the beltway, fairly normal. southbound capitol near potomac avenue southwest, a lot of delays there. >> all right. thank you. a check of your forecast is up next. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. a pretty start to your wednesday. it will be fairly cloudy around the afternoon. not a big rain threat for though. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. now, daytime h today only about 73 degrees.

20% chance of a little rain here or there. otomorrow greater chance a drop or two. highs in the 70s. next best chance comes friday and sunday. >> we're back to the "today" show after this short break.

7:30now. it's wednesday morning. it's may 8th, 2019. they're playing our song, craig. all eye onindsor castle. we expect to get our first glimpse of baby sussex. and keir simmons is at his post and will have a live report just ahead. >> we have not seen the pictures just yet, but it's safe to say he adorable. let's get a check of today's headlines. we start with that tragic school shooting just outside of denver, colorado. one dead, eight others hurt after the attack. the student who was killed is identified as kendrick castillo.

according to several witnesses, several students including castillo may have attempted to tackle one o the shooters before police got there. t the suspects were taken into custody. a family of sixng includi four children are dead this morning after a fire ripped through an ar1:30 this morning. identities of the victims have not been released yet. it's not clear yet how that fire started. the investigation is ongoing. > breaking stepping away from . the landmark 2015. nuclear deal the announcement comesamid rising tensions between iran and the united states. president hasan rosan rouhani -

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7:56 is your time now on this wednesday, may 8th, 2019. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. uber a lyft drivers are on strike today. unofficial groups of ride share have turned off their app to protest how the services treatd ers. the timing is meant to disrupt uber's initial public offering this week. now let's check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 affic. >> good morning. inner loop here before little river turnpike, delay bause of an earlier crash. rest of the beltway looks typical. inbound 50s pretty slow. the local lanes neaside. debris as well. morton northbound 95, express lanes, crash on the right. >> thank you. we'll take a break now. we'll check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. [vacuu

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enough s are just clear to allow some sunshine in first thing this morning. thicker cloud cover expected later on in the day. 68 now the washington as temperatures have started to trend upwards a bit.

the increasing clouds w out too much of a warm-up. most areas will get back to the upper 60s and low 70s under clouds. then for tomorrow, a little bit of sunshine in the second half of the day. only a 20% chance for rain today. and only a 40% chance of a stray shower tomorrow. higher rainhances on friday in the form of afternoon thunderstorms. and steadier rain likely on sunday. >> all right, chuck. thank you. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great day.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, tragedy in colorado. at least o student killed, others injured after two young gunmen opened fir inside a school. >> i kind of felt flashes and heard bangs. >> the suspects now under arrest. this morning what we're learning about the victims and the heroes who attempted to tackle the shooter. > plus, thinking big. in honor of teachers appreciation week, i catch up with the mentor who changed my life. remember we had those big videotapet decks tre connected to the camera and i uld run in t heat trying to catch up to you? the major lesson he taught me just ahead. and star-studded studio 1a. we'll talk to halle berry about the new john wick movie. then the always funny amy

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my today plaza. put it on instagram, put it on twitter. young survivors, teachers wsh parents are dealing with another horrible sch shooting. d di schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: goomorning. as this community reels from kais tragedy, we are hearing some remare stories of survival and of harrowism that happened inside this school. inde one of the classrooms, we just spoke to a student that was inside that class. a british literature class, describing what she saw. >> the next thing i know he's pulling a gun andod telling nob to move. and that's when kendrick lunged at him and he shot kendrick. giving all of us enough time to get underneath our desks to get ourselvese and to run across the room to escape.

>> reporter: and the student she is describing is kendrick eastillo 18 years old. unfortunately hid not survive. but he along with others in that classroom rushed the shooter almost immediatelsh says that he as well as others who rushed that shooter saved her li other people's lives. ndst days before what was supposed to be e of the school year celebrations. >> gadi schwartz, thank you very much. a bombshell report overnight is raising new questions about president trump's taxes and his image as a scessful businessman. mr. trump lost more than a billion dollars on his ventures from 1985 to 1994. "the times" did not obtain his actual tax returns but says it did receive information contained in those returns from someone who had legal access. the information has not been independently reviewed.

the old information put out is a said.ews hit job, he the world is getting a first look at the newest member of the royal family. maybe no one is more excit than the parents and our kr simmons who's been waiting at windsor. good morning. tell us more. reporter: good morning. you know, it was a stunningnd i think really very intimate moment in the ree dal castle.gs of windsor i thought meghan looked glowing. i thought both parents looked nervous. little bay si sussex wrapped to well they had to turn him. then we heard from meghan for the first time. >> it's been amazing. i have the two best guys in the world, so i'm really happy. >> reporter: the parents are

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realistic dreams. and it was given to me wha seems like a lifetime ago. ted and i met when i was in college. a lowly member of the student crew at our local pbs station in arizona. he was an on-air reporter. someone i looked up to. i really admired him. i thought he was such a good writer and such a good producer, so smart. >> she was a gofer, essentially. she could run the cameras, she was happy to do so whatever needed to be done. or at least she made you think she was. >> reporter: tv has changed a bit since our days back in arizona and ted stopped by for a behind the scenes look here. remember we had those big videotape decks that were connected to the camera and then i would run in the heat, try to catch up with you. the u of a has offered classes since the 1960s.

after mths of working behind the scenes, i convinced my bosses to give me a shot. i think i'd done a story and i showed it t him and started with a stanp which is when the reporter's on camera talking. and he said, you know, savannah, you should always start your story with your very best video. and if your very bests video i yourself, you're in trouble. again, the suspect is in custody. take this dog, for example, who will grace the olympic wheaties box? ipent the next five years climbing the ranks at local markets. then i was accepted into law school and i found myself at a crossroads. here i had this opportunity to go to georgetown law school which was my dream school. i wasfraid if quick tv news, what if i wanted to go back. so i went to ted. he looked at me in the eye and he said, savannah, think big. >> think big. don't limit yourself to the things that you know, you think may not be possible. what is it you want your life to

look like? >> reporter: he was giving me permission to have a huge ambitious and a huge dre for myself. and that was so foreigno t me. i grew up as the kind of person who didn't want to be too big for my britches. and here ted came along at this key moment i had to make a decision. and he said think big. i do remember you were the kind of teacher, you didn't suffer fools. so if there were peopl coming in thinking television news was like an acting job, you were not having that. >> right. i figured out of a class of 2 people, 5 people were, like, really on it and 5 people should have been kicked out t on first day. >> reporter: ted continued to work in levision, but years later found himself at a turning point of his own. >> i was thinking of going to law school. and i asked her and she just gave itht rigack to me.

she said think big. i whats it you really want to do. and i realized i didn't really nt to go to law school. >> reporter: instead, ted transitioned from tv landing the ltimate job in radio as the supervising editor for npr. i don't think ted knows how wise he is. and how much his words have meant. he made a huge impact in me at the moment i ready neede it. i was young and trying to figure out what the right thing to do was inli . and he was there and he took the time. >> when i'm really, really proud of her is when she's doing a tough interview a asking tough questions. and her family. her two kids. it's just wonderful to see her living a fullfe li >> reporter: here we are in the plaza. all those years ago, you gave me the words to live by. right? and i keep telling you howeauch they mnt to me. so we put them up on the screen.

because -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: i know. >> that's vy sw >> reporter: i think that everyone can leat from wha you told me all those years ago. i really do. >> i agree. >> reporter: everybody should set their sights as high as possible and head in that direction. and so you did that for me. >> thank you. >> i love ted rbins so much. he's at editor at npr now. we've stayed friends all these years. i love embarrassing him. i said you'll have to get used to the fact you changed my life. you have to accept you made a ge difference for someone. so it's fun to get to tell him thank you. >> also how lucky we are he told you to think big. >> thank you, ted. s incredible when i really needed a push. he gave it to me. >> then you gave it back to him. >> that's what's fun about our lives. what started out as a teacher and a student and a mentor and a young person, now we're just friends. >> you spenthe t morning how

awkward you felt you were back then. >> yout.ooked gr >> we disagree. >> the only different is your hair color. >> that was you wrc. >> wyeah. th relatively recent. that was like 15 years ago. that was at the democratic national convention in 1996. i was a local news reporter. it's fun to look back. >> they didn't have my favorite one o you with the two guys with the classes and the sweatshirts. >> where i look like a man? that one? yeah, well, that's because i burned it. >> she was one of the guys. >> i was one of thguys on the crew and i looked like it. thank you, guys. now time for pop start? >> amy schumer after a long and tough pregnancy, the comedian gave birth to a i baby boy on sunday night. she shared this photo. she also revealed her son's name in the caption she shared last night. the little guy's name is gene. no word on where the name comes from, but our congratulations go

out to the new family. anne hathaway got a big surprise last night on stephen colbert's show. h stasked what her favorite shos were to watch. she revealed her all-time favorite. >> i do watch one. drag race. oh, my god. oh, my god. i love that show so much. >> have you met rupaul? >> no. >> he's my guest tomorrow nigh y would like me to send a message to him? anything you'd like to say to him? >> i couldn't talk -- like, yeah. just i love you. >> well, whyon't you say it to him right now? ru, are you -- >> hi! hello. >> oh, my god. >> they both had the matching silver on. the two sat down s so could confess how much she loves him and the show. it's fun to watch stars getting star struck. >> i know. love that she's crying.

>> adorable. and finally, queen latifah came to play on savannah's six minute marathon this week. she answered all of the questionsve and e sang. >> what's the most thoughtful gift you receeed? that s-600 mercedes. that i got from my partner. that thoughtful? i think it is. bailo would you call to you out of jail? >> johnny cochran ain't here no more. i ain't there. how about that? >> what about ca tune?a go-to ♪ shot through the heart ♪ and you're to blame ♪ ♪ou give love a bad name >> it sounds even better than when i'm drunk. >> s gh ad conversation, it went over. >> we're supposed to do six minutes only. it's going on and on. i'm like, i'm not stopping her. a s full of wisdom and she delight. >> you don't cut off queen latif

latifah. >> i want to sing karaoke with her dpp you get her its? >> no. >> failure. now we have time for a click? >> the daly click. a group of fries, they're in dallas playi ining jenga when t puppy decided to join in on the fun. >> better than i am. >> wow. >> and walks off. >> probably chewed it to bits. the 3-month-old pup expertly pulled the block from the bottom. the stack remained upright leaving everyone in the room applauding her skills. >> if she would have put it on the top, that would have been more impressive. cute. >thank you. >>et us get down to al. he's at marine base quantico this morning. >> announcer: this portion of today is brought to you by smuc irs. smuckers prougd to help bring

military families together at the tenth annual mission hoeakfast. serving those w serve our country. >> so each year smuckers holds this competition among military bases for their commissaries to see who's got the best commissary. well, this year quantico won. so smuckers is throwing a big breakfast with biscuits and sausage, chicken patties, pancakes. l kinds of stuff. 3,000 service members, veterans, and their families will fed here. so it's really fun watching them go through and get a goodldio fashned breakfast first thing in the morning. all right. let's start off with your weather. to sh we had better weather talk about. unfortunately we've got severe shunderstorm watches, fla flood watches, and warnings stretching up into the midwest. in fact, we're going to be looking at severe weather today. million people at risk for

damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. that goes today, tonight. in htfact, rig on into tomorrow for 10 million people from texay all the w up into missouri. isolated tornadoes possible. rainfall anywhere from 5 to 6 inches of rain locally or more. ando that's probably going to lead to floodingia especlly texas on into arkansas and parts of oklahoma. that's what's going o the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm storm team meteorologist chuck bell. still someunshine getting through what is an increasingly cloudy sky. there's a live picture there of the lincoln memorial. nice enough. teeratures have inched their way up a bit into the mid and upper 60s now. and the longer we can keep this little bit of sunshine, the mild air will turn. eventually we'll get cloudyhe enough w we hold off the warm-up in the upper 60s and low 70s for today. our next real rainy days are friday and. sunday >> i could make a chicken

biscuit and bring it back for you, craig. >> i would love that, friend. please do. thanks. we'll check in with you in just a bit. the assassinorld of john wick just got cooler. halle berry joining the cast for ise franche's third film and her character sophia not too happy when an old friend walks through her door to call in a favor. >> you want to kill berra ta. >> i just wt totalk. >> what could he possibly give to you? >> guidance. >> i made a dl when agreed to run this hotel. and that deal said that i had to follow the rules of the table.'r if you not going to kill him, he is going to kill you. and then probably me, too, for walking you up in there. >> i'm in. so good to see you. >> you too. >> especially considering apparently you hav't slept. you've been up all night?

>> i have. i ain't telling you what i've been g.doin >> you fly in from l.a and just decide it's not worth getting a few hours. >> no. because this call is ungodly early. just stay awake and keep-a-pushing. >> you play a character named sophia, dssdlysin with a past. is it true you took this role before seeing the script? >> yes. >> why? >> because i was such a big fan of john wick one and two. i knew what would beequired of me. i knew it would give me a chance o to sort of kick ageism in the ce. for those who believe people at certain age can't do certain things. i needed a platform to show something different. >> this was about you proving something. >> in a way, yeah. g and havingd fun. you know, challenging myself in a new way too. >> i heard that tin trag for this film is the most grueling you've endured. >> brutal. yeah. >> what made it so hard? >> you know, my body had to do things i'd never done before.

ife learned three dnt kinds of martial arts. it was nonstop. six months, eight hours day. fight training, firearm training, dog training. it was just a full-on six-month all immersive experience. >> someone said you actually got hurt during the filming as well. >> i did. broke some ribs. >> broke bs? >> during training, yes. i had broken ribs for probably just like five weeks. just tried to rough it t. they were like put cbd on it, it's fine. one day i dropped to the ground and couldn't breathe. i realized i had three broken ribs. >> and you kept going? >> for a little bit. then that sat me down. then at thatoment chad said you need to sit down. and i took a little break and ia came . >> and you've also got another film you're working on as well. ou i understand it, y're also directing for the first time? >> yeah. >> what is this? >> it's called "bruised." it's a continuation of john wick in my mind.

it's the whole 8711. and it's a film about an mm fighter. a woman who is -- it's a love story between a mother and a son and a l woman fighting for at chance, not another chance. a last chance. >> directorial debut. is that where the career is headed now? >> i don't know. we'll see how that goes. if i love it, yes. if i don't, not so ngmuch. >> i'm to put you on the spot. perhaps you heard daniel craig is taping his last bond. there has been talk on who should take the mantle from here. who do you say? >> a woman. no, just kidding. queen latifah. who should take it? i'd want to see hugh jackman or idris elba. >> there's been a lot of idris elba talk. >> i would go for him. >> the days as a bond girl, you miss those? >> they were fun times. once you're in the b,d family you're always in the family.

like barbara, they still arey m family. >> while we have y here, i want to talk about your instagram game for a minute. you hit 5 million instagram followers. t you're also one of the le ceities, maybe the few, your kids off limits for the most .y is that? >> i fought really hard to protect their privacy. you know? and i just want them to have their life and have it be theirs and not -- and also it's a safety issue. i just don't want tola pster them all over the internet. that just doesn't feel right for me. t they're goingdo that soon enough. that's going to be their life when they grow up. and they will choose when that starts. >> halleer, enjoyed is the. thank you for staying up all night. >> thank you. >> john wick 3 hits t17aters may th. >> i think halle berry could be the next bond. >> she should. >> she's shoing with broken ribs? totally bondy. >> and up all night and never looked better.

>> amy poehler i re. "wine country" is the new movie. a . good morning, everybody. it's 8:26 now on this wednesday, may 8thi'. aaron gilchrist. let's get a check of your traffic. >> good morning. to the beltway now. okay. we are still low here inner loop near braddock road near lite river turnpike. southbound on 270 still has a delay as well because of earlier issues that just haven't really cleared completely. 66, right lane blocked by a crash near manassas. t> we'll get a check of forecast when we come back. stay with

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♪ it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning. eighth of may, 2019. another nice, spring morning. nice crowd. we've g a great crowd out here on the plaza. >> we sure do. and we have a really good crowd moment that i'm particularly fond of. y'all want to come with many sne because we have three sets of twin on our plaza. starting here with christina and ouyssa. it's y 21st? >> yes. 21st birthday. >> i love that. you are going to celebrate? >> yeah. we're going to get mimosas after this. >> why not? too bad da's off. all right. then we have janice and jeanette. happyr. twin po >> yes. >> and finally bethany and

kathryn. where are y'all from? >> arizona. >> they talk in unison! i love twins. all right, y'all. twins are the best. just wh my twin was here. but we did dress in matching -- >> we have our jean jackets. >> i had to break mine out. >> should i get my jean jacket? yeah. >> i left mine upstairs. coming up in a few minutes, carly kloss is here and she brought someone along.oh we've got a few more tricks as well. >> that's cute. ing to do a little science with them. >> we're going to do some science experiments too. plus we cannot wt to talk to amy poehler. we'll find out how much fun she had making her movie "wine country. t and onhe third hour, priyanka chopra jonas is here.

first let's send it back to al. >> announcer: this portion of "today" is sponsored i did smuckers. smuckers is proud to help bring military families together at the tenth annual mission breakfast. serving those who serve our country. >> and you are listening t the smooth sounds of the quantico marine corps band. as the jm smucker company decides to throw a nice little breakfast for just a few thousand of the marines, veterans, and their families here. that's pretty cool. all right.t' les show you today the warmth co but we have severe storms in the mid-section of thent cou heavy rain and maybe tornadoes. sunshine on the east coast. record highs in the pacific northwest.

more heavy know in the rockies. and those severe storms move into the mid-mississippi and ohio river valleys. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it is a pleasant morning here in the washington area. clouds are gradually on the increase. a little more filtered now. mild enough we're in the mid to upper 60s through much of the quarter.s today'emperature only 73 degrees. cloudy later on in the afternoon. may need sprinkle or two of rain. just cool and cloudy. for tomorrow, a little better chance of a hit and miss some thunderstorms on friday. and rain for sure on sunday. >> they're singing everybody needs somebody. i need all you guy back in new york. here you go. >> all right, al. thank you so much. up ne, amy poehler taking us to "wine country." we're here. we've matched our outfits. >> power blue.

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welcome back. amy poehler juggles many hats in her new movie. >> she's the star, producer, and director of "wine country" that reunites six friends for a weekend of wine tasting. >> let me know what you smell. there's no wrong answers. >> green apple. >> yes. very good. green apple. >> i want to say c pnedeaches? >> no. >> you said there's no wrong answer. >> yeah, but, you know, peaches. there's no peaches. what else you got? >> oh. lemon. >> yes. very good i >> taste the lemon. yeah. >> you don't taste it, you smell it. >> thas amazing.

amy, good morning. >> good morning. >> so this is just like you and all your besties going to wine country and making a movie. >> yeah. them.oled it's me and a bunch of women from "snl" and it's based off a real tri we went to napa a fewa years it's not a documentary. we're playing characters. >> the's something about napa. i did a trip once. you think it's a high sophisticated trip thing. and you drink enough wine and it's like a weekend in vegas. >> i don't know aboyou, but i find my female relationships are super important to me. we go deep pretty fast and don't have a lot of time to spend. so you just jam it in when you're together. that's what the movie's about. best se really are your friends and you dwrekted this. did they listen to you? >> no. never listened to me once. >> i read a quote where somebody said yes, she sometimes had to get bossy because we would be talking and intpting her. >> yeah. everybodythnows each o really well. we didn't have to do rehearsal.

everybody knows how each other works. my job a lot of times to corral the group, get tm to the couch so i could call action and get started. >> jenna was just asking if the scene we just watched was improv? >> yeah. >> l and emily, the writers did an amazing job. we kind of stuck to it. but you don't have to group of women that talented together and not allow them to play. so we certainly did that. >> i also read they said you're a ltle bit like your character in that you're the planner of the group. >> yeah. i'm so stressed right now about what this royal baby name is. i want to check that off t list. like, what is it. >> what do you think? >> i don't ow! >> albert? >> albert? i don't know. >> alexander? >> justice. justice bieber windsor. >> jenna thought spencer. at was diana's maiden name. >> i wish wet could break t name for you. so you are a planner.

you planned one trip that went awry because there were some bedbugs. is that true? >> oh, that's right. i thk at the end of the day we don't know if they were technically bedbu w. but theree bugs in the bed. does that make it bedbugs? it was like my worst nightmare which is we arrived at a and there were -- but we switched houses. >> so you took care of it? >> i took care of it. but it was -- for a planner le me, it was awful. >> amy, you are always full of surprises when i see you. i had no idea until i was reading up for this interview that you love "judge jwd judy. i love her show. i think it's incredible. especially when you're watching for fairness and equality in the world. i think she's a queen. >> did she just get her star? >> it was a daytime emmy award and lifetime achievement ard. and i surprised them by giving it to her. and look how cute she is.

>> she looks great. >> she h asdid. judge ijudy, would never surprise judge ju. i would ask. i asked for permission to be in her presence and she said yes. she's the coolest. >> do you like her new do? there was a lot of talk about her hair. >> anything judge judy does is fine with me. if she wore a baseball hat for the rest of her life, i'd be happy with that. >> you are directing another movie on netflix. is this your newthing? >> it's based off of a novel "moxey." and it's about a 16-year-old girl kind of coming to terms with this stuff happening in hoo high sch and learning about her mother's riot girl past. >> we love to mark anniversaries around here. did you know it's the 15th anniversary of "mean girls"? >> wow. >> and the role i love regina george's cool mom. i'm not a mom, i'm a cool mom. are you n cool mom? >>

>> me neither. >> i'm kindf a strict mom, i think. i'm on the stricter side. i have two boys. >> how old are they? >> 8 and 10. they would not say i was cool in any way. >> howes would they dibe you? >> i think they would describe me as fun but a little strict. no. i don't think i have much in common with that character, thank goodness. >> that's the safe way to be. >> she's a little off her rocker. >> love it. >> going back to "wine country," one of my favorite things is the game you play called things we say now. >> that's like a version of that's wt she said. things we say now is, you know, when you're like -- oh, i'll meet you for lunch but i have to get colonoscopy. >> it's like what you're saying to mark your age. thingsre like, oh the you say. i can't wear heels. i have fallen arches. it's like i can't believe i'm sang this. >> if there's a sequel, can we

have a cameo? >> yes. >> i won't be pregnant. i'll make sure. >> got to get that baby out. >> i will. it'll be gone by the time- where's the next trip? napa? vegas? caribbean? >> definitely not vegas. that's terrible. >> you feel so bad afterwards. >> maybe a like dude ranch or rehab. >> the betty ford clinic. >> yes. >> am thank you so much. "wine country" opens up in select theaters today. it's available on netflix starting friday night. >> i can't wait because amy will be back with all ofer costars in the fourth hour. up next, we're going to have some fun and learn at the same time. carly kloss is here and so is kate the chemist who's also a dragon. wow. but first this is "today" on nbc. on nbc.

well, i consideringis teachers appreciation week, it's obably that we're goingo go back to chemistry class this morning. but this is going to be more exciting than the one you may remember. kate the chemist is a at the university of texas. she's here with some fun experiments in just a moment, but first she sat down with our other special guest karlie kloss to talk about herason to look into chemists. >> reporter: you might say they're in their element. cheering and clapping for of all things, chemistry. >> so let's say it together. sublimation! >> reporter: their ring leader? kooit the chemist. a chemistry professor ater univty of texas austin. >> does anybody know what change that is? >> reporter: she got into

science when she was growing up in michigan. as a kid were you intoex riments? >> yeah. my mom is an n.incredible wo i remember we had this he green bowl. she would let us up. shampoo and conditioner and soap in there, food colorin once. after that we were allowed food coloring. reporter: now her live demos have taken her to the classroom to the tvst io. with pops that have a purpose. >> when you're able to touch and feel and see it. a balloon of fire in your eyes, as a kid that has a huge impact. >> oh yeah. it's not thevisual. obviously it's the visual, don't ge me wrong. but when you are in the room, you smell it. so if you feel thet comes off, that can kind of invoke a way for them to make that memory that i can actually teach them.k >> repore hopes these reactions turn into passions.

particularly among the young girls in the audience. >> studies show girls especially decide early on whether they think they're interested in it if they think they can't be good at something. >> ites you want to pull your hair out. i can't handle that. t's right before puberty this happens. it's when girls decide i'm a math person or not a math person. women are so hard on themselves. if we alrea believe we're not a math or science person and we get one wrong answer in class, that's all it takes. it's hard to have that confidence. do tohink whatever we can get into the middle schools and elementary schools and try to show girls that you can be feminine, pretty, and also love science and blowing sff up. that's okay. >> reporter: a message at least one girl heard loud and clear. >> i just thought it was, like, boring math. but whenever i saw this, i found out it was actually kind of fun. >> kate theem cht, kate is amazing. she's here. i think i would be a chemist if

i had a teacher as exciting as you. she really resonated with you. >> she is incredible. show fg howun science can be and should be. and especially to young girls. >> okay. we're going to do a little experimenttahis morning. it away. what should we do? >> this is the oscillating clocc on. you dump that first solution right here in the glass. so this first one has hydrogen per peroxide. it's not too cononcentrated. now karlie go with number two. they're both clear and colorless. this has some full furric acid, just very dilute. >> is it important to do itn order? >> this one has three things in it. starch andlf e. they look like water. then it turned yellow. >> can you stir it for me?

>> like tion. >> here we go. >> wow. >> it's like magic. >> yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. >> it's science. what happened? >> oh, wow. >> yeah! >> isn'that cool? >> so we startedith these clear colors then we got the yellow, the orange. >> it is magic. >> it's cool science. this will happen for about ten minutes. then it eventually turns purple. but this will go on and on and on. >> thank you. okay. now, dylan and craig are over there. >> oh, yeah. >> you ready? >> i think so. got our safety goggles on. >> what we have re in these buckets, we have liquid nitrogen. extremely cold. in here we have hot water. i want to make sure you have your cryogenic gloves on.

>> all right. >> don't be a coward. >> from the bottom. behind. we're going to dump hot water into liquid nitrogen. have your dominant hand on top. you're going to throw it in. all your might. yours is going to be bi ber than hisause you're stronger. you're going to throw it in as hard as you can. all your might. are you ready. here you go.s you guy ready? three, two, one! you okay? i got you. you okay? >> you didn'tell me it was going to blow up in my face. you did not tell me that was coming. >> i did tell you. >> you did not, kate the chemist. wow. >> this is a thundercloud. we have hot water in the likt nitrogen, leases nitrogen. it's incredible. >> i hope i made your dreams come true. yes? >> what was the point of the

gloves. >> the gloves were because you had hot water. >> this is am>>ing. 'm glad i had the safety goggles on too. i love you make science so fun d approachable. >> thank you. >> and you're so passionate about it. >> i am. 's my favorite thing in the world. i want everybody to fall in love with science. did you guys like it >> wow. >> you are amazing. thank you, kate. karlie, thank you so much. >> dylan's soaking wet. >> i love it. >> if you want to learn more about kate's experience, go to our website. 're back in a moment. this is "todayon nbc. nbc.

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that suhine we had been enjoying this morning is quickly disappearing behind increasing numbers of clouds. temperatures made it up to the 60s for most. we might be able to squeak out a couple more degrees today. but it's going to be a cloudy n. afternoo temperatures will fall back into the mid and upper 60s by later on into the afternoo d-70s tomorrow. near 80 on friday. saturday a hit and miss rain chance. sunday looks awfully rainy. >> thank you. get the latest --

rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle here with krig and dylan. al is at the marine corps baseq tico serving breakfast to the members of the military. we want to make it a point on this show, we talk about this all the ti, to bring you the big stories of the day, right, a fresh perspective, honest perspectiv w this morningwere talking about the fact that we find ourselves in a position where two of the big stories of the day tug on oppose emotions. i mean, couldn't be more polar, if you will. so w this morningare dealing with yet another school shooting. and we have to address that, which we are going to. also breaking